Young Adults Deserve the Best

Young Adults Deserve the Best is a training initiative to help library staff successfully connect to and work with teens in their public or school library. Created by trainers for trainers, directors, or librarians to use in their libraries, these instructional kits provide guided training with customizable PowerPoints, a complete script and optional group activities.

Kits are organized into modules, and trainers can either teach them individually in one hour segments, or combine them for a full day of training. Each kit includes a literature review and each PowerPoint presentation is accompanied by an introductory paper and list of additional resources.

Understanding Teen Behavior for a Positive Library Experience – on sale now for $99.50!

Dynamic and full of energy, teens can be a challenging patron population to serve, even for the most experienced library worker. From the circulation desk, to the reference desk to the security desk, everyone is involved with addressing behavioral issues in the library. This curriculum is designed to provide tips and resources to make addressing teen behavior easy for staff.

This instructional kit provides training on: the developing teen brain and how it affects teen behavior; how to build successful teen programs and Teen Advisory Boards; how to prevent and address teen behavior issues, and how library administration can support and foster teen development.

This kit addresses the following areas in Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Leadership and Professionalism; Knowledge of Client Group; Communication, Marketing, & Outreach; Administration and Services. View a free online demo of the presentation for Module V on teen development.

Strengthening Teen Services through Technology – on sale now for $49.75!

Keeping up with the latest tech trends can be challenging for even the most determined library worker. This kit provides libraries with 1) resources to help library workers gain confidence in using tech resources with teens and 2) with specific tech tools that can easily be incorporated into library services for teens. Teens are an integral part of the community the library serves and key future supporters of the library. It is critical for libraries to stay relevant in teens’ lives, especially in technology. From gaming to apps to e-readers to smartphones, teens are constantly plugged into technology.

This kit addresses the following areas in Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth: Leadership and Professionalism; Knowledge of Client Group; Communication, Marketing, & Outreach; Knowledge of Materials; Access to Information and Services. View a free online demo of Module IV on marketing and outreach.

Audience

Young Adults Deserve the Best instructional kits were created by state-level library trainers and trainers at library systems. The content of Young Adults Deserve the Best can be customized for a variety of audiences, including library support staff, librarian generalists, teen services specialists and even parents and educators.

Availability

A digital download or paper edition with CD containing PowerPoint presentations (binder-ready, three-hole punched and tabbed of each kit is available for purchase.

Network

YALSA has created a Facebook page especially for trainers to use to share tips, resources and successes relating to providing training around teen services. Please visit the site to network with your fellow trainers and find and share ideas.